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boehner has to say what is my plan b.?ced a planet close embrace, what happens is john boehner cannot get enough of his to get on board to have the votes and close helo was actually putting the votes against her own plan amongde democrats. o amongde democrats. o well for pelosi. it is dysfunctional, both parties are really not covering themselves, and here we stand. eric: the president in washington tonight. got some breaking news maybe can cover for us from the speaker and the office said we already have a couple of deals on the table, it is your turn, senate. >> that is where the ball is going now. speaker and the majority leader eric cantor are leaving out is all i is go to the senate because the speaker could be ate the job done last thursday night with plan b. e plan a is essentially the big deal, fortran dollars debt plan speaking a short time ago to a white house official who says they still believe th they move halfway towards republicans starting out only one interest tax in $250,000 above. they have moved that go
boehner has to say what is my plan b.?ced a planet close embrace, what happens is john boehner cannot get enough of his to get on board to have the votes and close helo was actually putting the votes against her own plan amongde democrats. o amongde democrats. o well for pelosi. it is dysfunctional, both parties are really not covering themselves, and here we stand. eric: the president in washington tonight. got some breaking news maybe can cover for us from the speaker and the office said we...
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boehner was offered one to one. not only are phony spending cuts phony, they get smaller each time. >> keep moving the goal post. >>> grover, we have to leave it there. thank you. >> okay. >>> imagine every shipping port from massachusetts to texas shut down. nothing gets in or out. unions mobilizing to strike this weekend. if they don't get their way, will everyone pay? >> forget the fiscal cliff. how about a container cliff and what it m do to the economy. time's running short and a standoff between long shoreman union workers and companies could cripple the nation. unless they reach a dea they plan to strike this weekend. we reached out but haven't heard back yet. steve moore is here with us. if th strike happens, some estimates say $1 billion per day hit to the economy. >> yeah, the's no question. if you -- you used the right word, cripple the economy. the ports in this country are the backbone of our trade, both export and imports and i've read estimates of $100 billion or more comes in and out. so it cook deva
boehner was offered one to one. not only are phony spending cuts phony, they get smaller each time. >> keep moving the goal post. >>> grover, we have to leave it there. thank you. >> okay. >>> imagine every shipping port from massachusetts to texas shut down. nothing gets in or out. unions mobilizing to strike this weekend. if they don't get their way, will everyone pay? >> forget the fiscal cliff. how about a container cliff and what it m do to the economy....
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boehner was offered one to one. not only are phony spending cuts phony, they get smaller each time. >> keep moving the goal post. >>> grover, we have to leave it there. thank you. >> okay. >>> imagine every shipping port from massachusetts to texas shut down. nothing gets in or out. unions mobilizing to strike this weekend. if they don't get their way, will everyone pay? [ male announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis sympto. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function so moving is easier. celebrex can be taken with or without food. and it's not a narcotic. you and your doctor should balance the benets
boehner was offered one to one. not only are phony spending cuts phony, they get smaller each time. >> keep moving the goal post. >>> grover, we have to leave it there. thank you. >> okay. >>> imagine every shipping port from massachusetts to texas shut down. nothing gets in or out. unions mobilizing to strike this weekend. if they don't get their way, will everyone pay? [ male announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body...
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democrats say house speaker is boehner is holding all the cards. >> the speaker of the house has got to allow a vote. he has got to allow the full house to work their will and get it done. so far he has been unwilling to do that. >> reporter: in the final hours and days before the end of the year, bob packer knows this time of uncertainty is not good for business. >> if it actually does happen and tax rates go up, it definitely will hurt the business. >> reporter: but even he is optimistic. >> i'm confident they will come to a resolution that works. >> on capitol hill, surae chinn, 9news. >> here is where things could get even worse. if there is no deal, 2 million unemployed americans will lose their benefits on cart daytime plus, the nation's borrowing limit to finance a $16 trillion debt maxes out monday. matt. >>> derek, as you said, there are two big stories. the fiscal cliff and a weather sam, pretty powerful one heading our way. erica joins us. >> it could bring us our biggest snowfall so far this '84 and that would be a big deal. let's take a look new at satellite and radar. y
democrats say house speaker is boehner is holding all the cards. >> the speaker of the house has got to allow a vote. he has got to allow the full house to work their will and get it done. so far he has been unwilling to do that. >> reporter: in the final hours and days before the end of the year, bob packer knows this time of uncertainty is not good for business. >> if it actually does happen and tax rates go up, it definitely will hurt the business. >> reporter: but...
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boehner might not be able to do it or might refuse to do it. that's the next step in this process. >> fascinating and perhaps unfortunate scenario. steve handelsman, thank you. >>> a group of democrats along with regular citizens took a shot at republicans today with their own symbolic ball drop outside the u.s. capitol, the group trying to send republicans a message to not on their words drop the ball on the middle class when it comes to offer tax breaks. >>> breaking news this evening in the murder of a capitol hill man shot in his car early monday morning. d.c. police have just released this video of two persons of interest. it is surveillance video from a nearby school. it's not known whether it was taken before or after jason emma was killed. a wild ride landed three people in custody. police say this stolen car crashed into a metro bush near wheeler room. the suspects a littledly went on a purse-snatching spree before the accident. >>> at 6:30, we'll tell you what one of the victims said to the alleged robbers right before they made their
boehner might not be able to do it or might refuse to do it. that's the next step in this process. >> fascinating and perhaps unfortunate scenario. steve handelsman, thank you. >>> a group of democrats along with regular citizens took a shot at republicans today with their own symbolic ball drop outside the u.s. capitol, the group trying to send republicans a message to not on their words drop the ball on the middle class when it comes to offer tax breaks. >>> breaking...
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stands adjourned until noon tomorrow. >> boehner sent house lawmakers home to celebrate the new year without a vote to avoid the fiscal cliff. >> listen, this is disgusting. and everybody involved should be embarrassed. >> off the cliff at midnight the economy could take a hit but senate leaders hope to counter that with a rare, strong, bipartisan vote. house conservatives could still reject the plan and keep america from climbing back up the cliff. i'm steve handelsman, news 4, capitol hill. >> again the senate is expected to vote on those bills sometime late tonight or early tomorrow morning. top democrats say it will have their support. tomorrow at noon could be where we really find out if the deal holds up. stay with news 4 and nbc washington.com for the latest developments through the night. >>> they are mourning in a prince william county tonight after a police officer was killed in the line of duty. 35-year-old motorcycle police officer chris young crashed into a minivan while responding to a call. it was a fiery collision. news 4's david culver shows us how young is being rem
stands adjourned until noon tomorrow. >> boehner sent house lawmakers home to celebrate the new year without a vote to avoid the fiscal cliff. >> listen, this is disgusting. and everybody involved should be embarrassed. >> off the cliff at midnight the economy could take a hit but senate leaders hope to counter that with a rare, strong, bipartisan vote. house conservatives could still reject the plan and keep america from climbing back up the cliff. i'm steve handelsman, news...
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next, breaking with boehner. a month ago, oklahoma congressman tom cole endorsed compromising and going-over the fiscal cliff. what's he saying now? the minority report, we will get the view from the other side of the aisle with john yarmouth. a look ahead at the president's schedule. you are watching t"the daily rundown" on msnbc. i love the holidays. and with my bankamericard cash rewards credit card, i love 'em even more. i earn 1% cash back everywhere, every time. 2% on groceries. 3% on gas. automatically. no hoops to jump through. that's 1% back on... [ toy robot sounds ] 2% on pumpkin pie. and apple. 3% back on 4 trips to the airport. it's as easy as... -[ man ] 1... -[ woman ] 2... [ woman ] 3. [ male announcer ] the bankamericard cash rewards card. apply online or at a bank of america near you. [ male announcer ] the bankamericard cash rewards card. is bigger than we think ... sometimelike the flu.fer from with aches, fever and chills- the flu's a really big deal. so why treat it like it's a little cold?
next, breaking with boehner. a month ago, oklahoma congressman tom cole endorsed compromising and going-over the fiscal cliff. what's he saying now? the minority report, we will get the view from the other side of the aisle with john yarmouth. a look ahead at the president's schedule. you are watching t"the daily rundown" on msnbc. i love the holidays. and with my bankamericard cash rewards credit card, i love 'em even more. i earn 1% cash back everywhere, every time. 2% on groceries....
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boehner, may god bless this congress and bless the united states of america. my may i introduce, speaker of the house, john boehner. [ applause ] >> leader pelosi, thank you for your kind words. members of the house, and senate, my wife, debbie, who is with with us today. thankfully the girls are with working. and all of you in our fellow countrymen. we meet again at democracies great port of call. every two years, at this hour the constitution brings a new order to this house and it is an interlude for reflection. a glimpse of old truths. and to our new members and our families, let me just say, welcome. [ applause ] i know you're feeling a bit awe struck at this moment. history runs through this building. now you're among a select few to share in this privilege. and for those of you who are returning, who have walked these aisles before, maybe it's time we get a little awe struck again. [ applause ] you know, the way our founders envisioned it, the republican will be led by citizens who recognize that the blessings that we received by governing ourselves. an
boehner, may god bless this congress and bless the united states of america. my may i introduce, speaker of the house, john boehner. [ applause ] >> leader pelosi, thank you for your kind words. members of the house, and senate, my wife, debbie, who is with with us today. thankfully the girls are with working. and all of you in our fellow countrymen. we meet again at democracies great port of call. every two years, at this hour the constitution brings a new order to this house and it is...
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. >> speaker boehner is unwilling to negotiate. we've not heard a word from mcconnell. nothing is happening. >> the phone never rang. and so now here we are, five days from the new year. and we might finally start talking. >> reporter: senate majority leader harry reid skewered house speaker john boehner, charging he's more interested in his leadership position than in bipartisan legislation. >> the speaker's no. 1 goal is to get elected speaker on january 3. >> reporter: the two sides are at odds over tax cuts and spending. republicans say it's up to the democratically controlled senate and white house to reach an agreement. >> republicans aren't about to write a blank check for anything senate democrats put forward just because we find ourselves at the edge of the cliff. >> reporter: members of the house were told to come back to washington sunday evening. they would have a little more than 24 hours to vote on a measure to avoid the fiscal cliff. danielle nottingham, cbs news, washington. >>> teetering on the fiscal cliff is given wall street a case of vertigo. the ma
. >> speaker boehner is unwilling to negotiate. we've not heard a word from mcconnell. nothing is happening. >> the phone never rang. and so now here we are, five days from the new year. and we might finally start talking. >> reporter: senate majority leader harry reid skewered house speaker john boehner, charging he's more interested in his leadership position than in bipartisan legislation. >> the speaker's no. 1 goal is to get elected speaker on january 3. >>...
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. >> months and months of talks between the president and boehner, both times boehner could not deliver because they refuse because of grover norquist to allow any tax revenues whatsoever. they cannot cross over the threshold that has been built by grover norquist. >> grover norquist joins us now exclusively here on cnbc. grover, we just heard you are the target of those comments, but did harry reid get it wrong, because i thought that your organization actually gave its blessing to boehner's plan "b." >> reid has it wrong on a number of levels. the first, of course, is that the pledge that many congressmen and senators have made to oppose tax increases is made to the people of their state, not to me. in fact, harry reid now has the republican senator joining him from nevada who won because he made that commitment. he took the pledge, and the democrat that harry reid supported attacked him for taking the pledge, and the people of nevada said we want a senator who will stand with us against harry reid's tax increases, so -- and, of course, the issue that came up with plan "b" which was m
. >> months and months of talks between the president and boehner, both times boehner could not deliver because they refuse because of grover norquist to allow any tax revenues whatsoever. they cannot cross over the threshold that has been built by grover norquist. >> grover norquist joins us now exclusively here on cnbc. grover, we just heard you are the target of those comments, but did harry reid get it wrong, because i thought that your organization actually gave its blessing to...
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., on the hill, tapped into boehner. they have been saying all along that it is up for the senate to act and the president to act and the house has done its will, washed their hands of it. what's john boehner thinking going into this meeting? what do they hope to get if anything from it? >> what i'm hearing more broadly, luke is that there are so many conversations going on right now. and there seems to be more interest in one of the ideas that boehner has talked about which is use what the house has already passed which would extend all of the tax rates where they are right now and then amend it. and part of what is happening here is what can be done in terms of the wheels of legislation, what can be done in terms of political will. lots of conversations are happening. what we are learning is that no new paper has traded hands, if you will, so no actual proposals have been exchanged. will are very substantive discussions going on between people who are at a senior level in these negotiations. looking at ways they can pr
., on the hill, tapped into boehner. they have been saying all along that it is up for the senate to act and the president to act and the house has done its will, washed their hands of it. what's john boehner thinking going into this meeting? what do they hope to get if anything from it? >> what i'm hearing more broadly, luke is that there are so many conversations going on right now. and there seems to be more interest in one of the ideas that boehner has talked about which is use what...
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how confident are we that speaker boehner is speaking for his own party? had he to pull his own plan b -- he had to pull his own plan b off the floor last week? >> that's a good question. i think he's doing the best job he can under the circumstances. john boehner interest a moderate. you're right. the tea party does not love him. one thing this is so hard politically is boehner doesn't want to shove down the throat of tea party members if he makes them vote on that, eric cantor could end up speaker. it's a dicey situation for boehner. >> that's why maybe if we go over the cliff and tax goes up on everybody and then they can vote in january to cut taxes on say 98% of people. that's sort of the reverse logic that the republicans will twist themselves into thinking that they've done something here, but either way taxes on the wealthy are going up. i think they finally understand that. >> the real issue is if i were boehner or mitch mcconnell, i would want to put this issue behind us as quickly as we can because we're going to move on to the gun control debat
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boehner is expected to attend the white house meeting but he's made it very clear. the next move is up to the senate. tara mergener has more. >> good morning, duarte. both sides say they are eager to talk and ready to strike a deal. the fiscal cliff is still a few days away, but business owner don carlino says he's already feeling the impact. >> a lot of our customers are holding back, they're apprehensive. they're not committing to projects. they're waiting to see what happens with the fiscal cliff. >> hope is fact if congress can get it done before january 1st. even congressional leaders are skeptical. >> the american people have a right to be very upset with this congress. >> president obama has invited nancy pelosi, john boehner, mitch mcconnell, and harry reid to the white house this afternoon for a fiscal cliff summit. >> here we are five days from the new year, and we might finally start talking. >> today's white house meeting might be the last chance to come to an agreement. that's because it takes time for a bill to work its way through both chamber of comm
boehner is expected to attend the white house meeting but he's made it very clear. the next move is up to the senate. tara mergener has more. >> good morning, duarte. both sides say they are eager to talk and ready to strike a deal. the fiscal cliff is still a few days away, but business owner don carlino says he's already feeling the impact. >> a lot of our customers are holding back, they're apprehensive. they're not committing to projects. they're waiting to see what happens with...
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negotiations with boehner he moved to $400,000. not if you have for boehner. he wanted it to be $1 million or more. that is something that can beer worked on. spending cuts the republicans want to see more sacrifice from the president. what they wanted to see in talks not just the small amount of spending cuts to shut off the sequester in the short-term. republicans want entitlement reform, medicare changes and that is nowhere in the deal. that is a major bone of contention. no matter what happens in three or four days, medicare reform, entitlement changes, big battle looming. >> that suggests that the democrats are steering the ship. thank you. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel standing by on capitol hill with the latest from that end of pennsylvania avenue. mike? >> good evening. coming out o a big white house meeting everybody agrees that the next step should be the senate taking the bipartisan action. so the pressure shifts to senate majority leader harry reid. and what he may be able to strike to get at least some republican support. >> house
negotiations with boehner he moved to $400,000. not if you have for boehner. he wanted it to be $1 million or more. that is something that can beer worked on. spending cuts the republicans want to see more sacrifice from the president. what they wanted to see in talks not just the small amount of spending cuts to shut off the sequester in the short-term. republicans want entitlement reform, medicare changes and that is nowhere in the deal. that is a major bone of contention. no matter what...
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do you feel critical of speaker boehner? do you feel he's eshausted his options, at this point? >> i thought speaker boehner made a very good effort. i think his proposal was very, very good. it did walk away from not taxing anyone, which was our position and is our position, but he gave on that, and kept all the other things in place which people aren't talking about. it could have kept the marriage tax rent relieve, the tax credit, all those things becoming permanent law and that was in the plan "b" that john boehner was trying to get the members to vote for. i think we need to get democratic votes on the senate side and republican votes on the house side. >> the game plan is to get some sort of comprehensive tax reform next year, hearing that in the is not and house. moderates like yourself, like olimpia snowe and joe lieberman and dig lugar, and on and, is it possible with the new conditioning next year to get some sort of tax reform when it's been impossible for the last year and a half. >> i hope so. we don't control but one house, and the democrats control one house and t
do you feel critical of speaker boehner? do you feel he's eshausted his options, at this point? >> i thought speaker boehner made a very good effort. i think his proposal was very, very good. it did walk away from not taxing anyone, which was our position and is our position, but he gave on that, and kept all the other things in place which people aren't talking about. it could have kept the marriage tax rent relieve, the tax credit, all those things becoming permanent law and that was in...
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. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner was at the white house summit. so far, he's not made a statement about the measures discussed. we're hearing the president does did not float a new deal but reiterated his calls to extend tax cuts for people making less than $250,000 he also wants to extend unemployment benefits for 2 million people and delay $110 billion in sequester cuts and that is a story we'll follow all weekend long. back to you in the studio. >> and thank you very much. >>> essentially, we remain in a stalemate tonight and congress returned yesterday to the senate, the house will be back on monday and they have three days to work it out. >>> and turning our attention to the other big story to the day. snow coming to the d.c. area and should start to see the white stuff coming overnight. gary mcgrady is joining us now. how much can we expect? >> reporter: not a lot. pardon me, tom. but we will have a little bit coming on across and looks like an accumulation here in the city. first of all, i want to assure you that this is not a big storm and
. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner was at the white house summit. so far, he's not made a statement about the measures discussed. we're hearing the president does did not float a new deal but reiterated his calls to extend tax cuts for people making less than $250,000 he also wants to extend unemployment benefits for 2 million people and delay $110 billion in sequester cuts and that is a story we'll follow all weekend long. back to you in the studio. >> and thank you very...
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speaker john boehner calls the house back into session for sunday night. that stokes investor hopes for a fiscal cliff deal and this coming just a few hours after harry reid's comments sent the dow into a tailspin. we have complete coverage in this developing story which is happening tonight as we speak. also, as supplies from the obama team, ep achieve lisa jackson stepping down. can the coal companies finally breathe a sigh of relief? guess what happened in britain when the uk banned handguns. the surprising result that could change the gun control debate. "the kudlow report" start ises right now. >>> the big news tonight, still the developments in washington on the fiscal cliff, eamon javers joins us with the details. >> good evening, meshel. capitol hill sources tell cnbc that congressional leaders are planning to go to the white house tomorrow to meet with president barack obama and it is not entirely clear at this point when that meeting will take place and details are still being hammered out and we saw today a blistering series of rhetorical jabs f
speaker john boehner calls the house back into session for sunday night. that stokes investor hopes for a fiscal cliff deal and this coming just a few hours after harry reid's comments sent the dow into a tailspin. we have complete coverage in this developing story which is happening tonight as we speak. also, as supplies from the obama team, ep achieve lisa jackson stepping down. can the coal companies finally breathe a sigh of relief? guess what happened in britain when the uk banned...
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>> boehner. >> boehner. black? >> john boehner. >> boehner. jon: as we understand it, they are going to be calling the names of perhaps 429 house members. that's the number that responded to the quorum call. there should be, at least by the counts of republicans and democrats in the room, there should be 433 present, but 40 -- what's the number? 419? is that what i said earlier? jenna: i believe that's what you said. i do listen. 429. [laughter] jon: 429. okay, so four of them, i don't know, for whatever reason they're just not present or at least not acknowledging -- jenna: it's a pretty interesting process. these are people you're going to work with for a couple of years, and you have to stand and be present and say who you're going to vote for or say you're not going to vote for. that could be someone tough to face in the hallway when you've got to meet them in the eye and say you didn't get my vote. jon: right. there was some talk among some republican members who were dissatisfied with the leadership of speaker boehner, they wanted to hav
>> boehner. >> boehner. black? >> john boehner. >> boehner. jon: as we understand it, they are going to be calling the names of perhaps 429 house members. that's the number that responded to the quorum call. there should be, at least by the counts of republicans and democrats in the room, there should be 433 present, but 40 -- what's the number? 419? is that what i said earlier? jenna: i believe that's what you said. i do listen. 429. [laughter] jon: 429. okay, so four...
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>> i think john boehner has had a rather rough month. i think we should cut the guy a little slack. this will get done in a couple days. let's move on. >> you think it is that simple though? they are complaining saying it was much faster -- >> i'm afraid -- they won't take it up in the next couple of days unfortunately. don has a point in that i think it'll get done. but christie has a point when he says it has taken much longer for d disasters in many ways less damaging than this one? >> why? because of the fiscal cliff? >> it just has to get on another legislative bill somewhere. >> don, i think the frustration is, the american people, when you dig into the fiscal cliff bill, it has benefits for asparagus farmers, depreciation for nascar tracks. congress has the ability to take those things in. take the time to cut and paste and slap things in. but can't seem to get around it a vote in the house for an pornlt issue. >> this is fairly typical of lame duck fashions. especially with a bill like fiscal cliff. other important things are held hostage and sometimes the clock runs out. yo
>> i think john boehner has had a rather rough month. i think we should cut the guy a little slack. this will get done in a couple days. let's move on. >> you think it is that simple though? they are complaining saying it was much faster -- >> i'm afraid -- they won't take it up in the next couple of days unfortunately. don has a point in that i think it'll get done. but christie has a point when he says it has taken much longer for d disasters in many ways less damaging than...
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. >> john boehner seems to care more about keeping his speakership than keeping the nation on firm financial footing. >> the only reason why democrats have been trying to defect -- deflect attention over the past few weeks is they did not have a plan of their own. >> the path for the rest in the hands of the senate. house republican leaders say they will take action on whatever bill can pass the chamber. if there is a breakthrough, the legislation will not pass until the 11th hour or because house members to not return here until sunday night. abc news washington. >> new word on a potential dockworkers' strike that could cripple the nation's economy. the mediator now says contract with the longshoremen on the east and gulf coast have been extended for 30 days. thousands of workers at the port of baltimore and 14 other ports from boston to houston were ready to go on strike sunday. those ports move about 40% of the nation's container cargo traffic. we enjoyed sunshine across the region, but the big story is tomorrow's potential snow. steve rudin is here to talk about that. >> we are watching
. >> john boehner seems to care more about keeping his speakership than keeping the nation on firm financial footing. >> the only reason why democrats have been trying to defect -- deflect attention over the past few weeks is they did not have a plan of their own. >> the path for the rest in the hands of the senate. house republican leaders say they will take action on whatever bill can pass the chamber. if there is a breakthrough, the legislation will not pass until the 11th...
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steve handlesman reports on how house speaker john boehner will. >> reporter: john bain ircould change his mind, but unless he does and allows a vote, america goes off the fiscal cliff surrounding himself with middle-class americans, president obama had sounded optimistic this afternoon. it's not done. >> reporter: sources say taxes would rise on income over 4 to 500,000. a big win -- >> keep in mind just last month republicans in congress said they would never agree to raise rates. obviously the agreement is currently being discussed would raise those rates and raise them permanently. they made the president promising tax hikes above 250,000. not 450. >> well, i just think that's grossly unfair. >> a hangup -- democrats want a two-year postponement, covered by the new tax hikes. the president scoffed at republican demand for deeper spending cuts. >> shove only spending cuts down -- well -- shove -- shove spending cuts at us. >> reporter: so much for winning gop allies. >> laughs and jokes and ridicules republicans. why? >>> a bigger question is, will a deal get done? it's sure to kim
steve handlesman reports on how house speaker john boehner will. >> reporter: john bain ircould change his mind, but unless he does and allows a vote, america goes off the fiscal cliff surrounding himself with middle-class americans, president obama had sounded optimistic this afternoon. it's not done. >> reporter: sources say taxes would rise on income over 4 to 500,000. a big win -- >> keep in mind just last month republicans in congress said they would never agree to raise...
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. >> speaker boehner should call members of the house back to washington today. he shouldn't have let them go in fact. they are not here. they are not here. john boehner seems to care more about keeping his speakership than about keeping the nation on firm financial footing. >> harris: a spokesman for john boehner fired back "senator reid should talk less and legislate more." and senate minority leader mcconnell saying we should have worked all this out months ago. >> and republicans aren't about to write a blank check or anything senate democrats put forward just because we find ourselves at the edge of the cliff. >> harris: tonight, that is exactly where we stand. at the edge of a cliff throwing blame for how you we got here. a lot of finger pointing and no answers as i said and just days remaining until tax increases and spending cuts all kick in and we all feel the pain. mike emanuel live with the news for us tonight on capitol hill. top democrats seem to be suggesting they cannot cut a deal without republican help. >> well, harris, that is right. and so they
. >> speaker boehner should call members of the house back to washington today. he shouldn't have let them go in fact. they are not here. they are not here. john boehner seems to care more about keeping his speakership than about keeping the nation on firm financial footing. >> harris: a spokesman for john boehner fired back "senator reid should talk less and legislate more." and senate minority leader mcconnell saying we should have worked all this out months ago....
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you have to go further. >> it might be easier for john boehner if he it pass the senate. and it comes to the house and sigh look, this is the only train to dodge. >> is the only train just about the tax rates or hikes or a grander deal. >> i think it is, the president is right, the extension unemployment, and i think it will be the tax rates. but i think there's going to be enough matters left as well. but i think there will be enough matters left that it will force them. and that's why you want to have at least a minimum of goodwill. it will force them to have to deal with the larger issues still remainingment and they're considerable. >> you think so? >> those will still be out there. >> there still the general debt problem. still the crushing deficit is so they still have to do some big things let alone optimism gration reform and other stuff. it's a little like tarp, remember the house voted no then the markets just could lapsd. i think we might see something like that in the first week in january and then a focus. but they will still be with cooperation. >> we have a
you have to go further. >> it might be easier for john boehner if he it pass the senate. and it comes to the house and sigh look, this is the only train to dodge. >> is the only train just about the tax rates or hikes or a grander deal. >> i think it is, the president is right, the extension unemployment, and i think it will be the tax rates. but i think there's going to be enough matters left as well. but i think there will be enough matters left that it will force them. and...
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certainly if speaker boehner puts something on the floor that his republican conference is not happy with, that's a risk that he's taking. >> has the president moved much on spending? because we talk all the time about the taxes but we seem to give a little less emphasis on the spending. is the president meaningful moving on that? >> depends on your definition of meaningfully. certainly there has been some movement from the white house over time on spending. i think there's been a movement toward talking about entitlements. when you talk about the cpi, consumer price index, that shift over there, that's a small concession to where republicans are but nobody's really talking about the big spending cuts that would have to be made to major entitlement programs to really alter the way that our budget course looks for the future, or to raise taxes in such a way as to pay for those programs as they are currently constituted. >> we made a lot of promises that are too costly to keep, it seems to me. thank you very much. have a happy new year. >> you, too. >> simon? >> let's check where we ar
certainly if speaker boehner puts something on the floor that his republican conference is not happy with, that's a risk that he's taking. >> has the president moved much on spending? because we talk all the time about the taxes but we seem to give a little less emphasis on the spending. is the president meaningful moving on that? >> depends on your definition of meaningfully. certainly there has been some movement from the white house over time on spending. i think there's been a...
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he and boehner went back and forth. let's listen. >> if we come up with something that's not that easy we're dealing with big numbers and some of the stuff that we do is somewhat complicated but i think it was a positive meeting there was not a lot of hilarity in the meeting. everyone knows how important it is. it is a very serious meeting and it would have took an extended period of time as you all know waiting for us. but everybody, this is -- whatever we come up with is going to be imperfect. some people aren't going to like it. some people will like it less. but that's where we're. and i feel confident that we have an obligation to do the best we can and that was made very clear in the white house. we're going to do the best we can for the caucuses that we have and the country waiting for us to make a decision. >> juliet: charles krauthammer made a great point the other day. ultimately the way the president is going to be judged isn't going to be what happens in the next couple of days. it's not going to be on popul
he and boehner went back and forth. let's listen. >> if we come up with something that's not that easy we're dealing with big numbers and some of the stuff that we do is somewhat complicated but i think it was a positive meeting there was not a lot of hilarity in the meeting. everyone knows how important it is. it is a very serious meeting and it would have took an extended period of time as you all know waiting for us. but everybody, this is -- whatever we come up with is going to be...
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you have to go further. >> it might be easier for john boehner if he it pass the senate. and it comes to the house and sigh look, this is the only train to dodge. >> is the only train just about the tax rates or hikes or a grander deal. >> i think it is, the president is right the extension unemployment and i think it will be the tax rates. but i think there's going to be enough matters left as well. but i think there will be enough matters left that it will force them. and that's why you want to have at least a minimum of goodwill. it will force them to have to deal with the larger issues still remainingment and they're considerable. >> you think so? >> those will still be out there. >> there still the general debt problem. still the crushing deficit is so they still have to do some big things let alone optimism gration reform and other stuff. it's a little like tarp remember the house voted no then the markets just could lapsd. i think we might see something like that in the first week in january and then a focus. but they will still be with cooperation. >> we have alre
you have to go further. >> it might be easier for john boehner if he it pass the senate. and it comes to the house and sigh look, this is the only train to dodge. >> is the only train just about the tax rates or hikes or a grander deal. >> i think it is, the president is right the extension unemployment and i think it will be the tax rates. but i think there's going to be enough matters left as well. but i think there will be enough matters left that it will force them. and...
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all we're asking is that speaker boehner hold a vote on that bill. i don't know why he's afraid to even hoet a vote. hold a vote. that is allowing the process to work, allow democrats and republicans in the house to dash. gregg: he said they already voted on a plan to extend all the tax cuts. >> but they had a vote in the senate on that plan and they voted it down, and then on a bipartisan basis they passed another bill. gregg: 0 out of time. thanks for taking a few moments to be with us. it's good to be with you. chris van hollen. patti ann: former president george h.w. bush remains in inch teps i have care at a houston hospital where he's being treated for a persistent cough, and a fever and a cough. we are being told by his camp that his condition is not dire. mike to be inch is live in houston. what kind of update do you have for us? >> reporter: we are in a position to say right now that no news is good news. spokes people for the former president have indicated that they will be pretty judicious with information, partly out of concern that this
all we're asking is that speaker boehner hold a vote on that bill. i don't know why he's afraid to even hoet a vote. hold a vote. that is allowing the process to work, allow democrats and republicans in the house to dash. gregg: he said they already voted on a plan to extend all the tax cuts. >> but they had a vote in the senate on that plan and they voted it down, and then on a bipartisan basis they passed another bill. gregg: 0 out of time. thanks for taking a few moments to be with us....
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criticism within his own party, john boehner has agreed to hold a vote tomorrow for aid for victims of hurricane sandy. the new congress will vote on a $9 billion portion of that bill and a vote for the remaining $51 billion will be held on the 15th of the month. both republicans and democrats ripped into boehner when he allowed congress to adjourn after the fiscal cliff deal without voting on the aid package. >> 66 days and counting. shame on you. shame on congress. >> since the vote will be taken in the new congress, the senate will have to pass the legislation again. it is expected to be approved quickly on a voice vote. >> can we streamline anything? please? >> it is crazy. but you have to look at the big picture here. boehner has kind of gone back a little bit and promised this money, because the folks in the northeast made the point katrina victims got their money within a few weeks in 2005. what could be the holdup here? but some felt the $60 billion price tag was just too much. >> a lot of critics within boehner's own party had a meeting today to try to calm them down a little
criticism within his own party, john boehner has agreed to hold a vote tomorrow for aid for victims of hurricane sandy. the new congress will vote on a $9 billion portion of that bill and a vote for the remaining $51 billion will be held on the 15th of the month. both republicans and democrats ripped into boehner when he allowed congress to adjourn after the fiscal cliff deal without voting on the aid package. >> 66 days and counting. shame on you. shame on congress. >> since the...
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harry reid said back to boehner. what are you talking about. boehner repeated verbatim, go f yourself. this is indication of the poison atmosphere up here. when the sequestration runs out next few months and congress must vote to increase the debt ceiling. it appears speaker boehner is fwirding for a fight on both fronts in a statement that he issued last night. he said in part, quote, now the focus turns to spending. the american people reelected a republican majority in the house and we will use it in 2013 to hold the president accountable for the quote, balanced approach he promised. meaning significant spending cuts and reforms to entitlement programs that are driving our country deeper and deeper into debt. the president last night indicate he is open to come promy to spending cuts but drew a line when it comes to the debt ceiling. here's the president. >> now, one last point i want to make. while i will negotiate over many things, i will not have another debate with this congress over whether or not they should pay the bills that they hav
harry reid said back to boehner. what are you talking about. boehner repeated verbatim, go f yourself. this is indication of the poison atmosphere up here. when the sequestration runs out next few months and congress must vote to increase the debt ceiling. it appears speaker boehner is fwirding for a fight on both fronts in a statement that he issued last night. he said in part, quote, now the focus turns to spending. the american people reelected a republican majority in the house and we will...
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boehner has kind of gone back a ttle bit and promised this money, because the folks in the northeast made the point katrina victims got their money within a few weeks in 2005. what could be the holdup here? but some felt the $60 billion price tag was just too much. >> a lot of critics within boehner's own party had a meeting today to try to calm them down a little bit and say this is going to happen. gave them his word it was going to happen. they'll get the $9 billion as of friday and the remaining $51 billion coming up. but some of the more outspoken critics said that this won't sway them, they'll still vote for him in the 113th congress. >> he's had a rough couple of weeks. plan b kind of collapsed on him, showed the rift in the republican party. and then, again, fellow republicans not happy with how he handled the storm package. but looks like he will return as speaker of the house. power can be a bumpy thing sometimes. >>> speaking of a good thing. good news about hillary clinton. the secretary of state is back home in suburban new york this morning following treatment for a goo
boehner has kind of gone back a ttle bit and promised this money, because the folks in the northeast made the point katrina victims got their money within a few weeks in 2005. what could be the holdup here? but some felt the $60 billion price tag was just too much. >> a lot of critics within boehner's own party had a meeting today to try to calm them down a little bit and say this is going to happen. gave them his word it was going to happen. they'll get the $9 billion as of friday and...
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>> for one 11 thing boehner is an even tempered so is boehner. unless the moment is absolutely right you tend not to be able to get ahead by declaring. >> the there is a -- between cancer and boehner. >> working more or less in the middle is the majority whip kevin mccarthy. mccarthy has, he has only been in for three terms and so in a lot of ways he is a freshman himself and he recruited a number of the freshman and became an away sort of the big brother to them. it was a very clever move on mccarthy's part because the freshman many times they have behaved and then the straw that has stirred the drink of the 112th congress. anybody who knows they are whims and their sentiment, kevin mccarthy. mccarthy and cantor are very close. day or two in the troika of the young guns. the third is a guy you may have heard of from wisconsin paul ryan, romney's running mate and they sort of represent the youth movement and there are a lot of people and boehner in boehner's world who don't trust mccarthy because he is very close to cantor. this is the kind of th
>> for one 11 thing boehner is an even tempered so is boehner. unless the moment is absolutely right you tend not to be able to get ahead by declaring. >> the there is a -- between cancer and boehner. >> working more or less in the middle is the majority whip kevin mccarthy. mccarthy has, he has only been in for three terms and so in a lot of ways he is a freshman himself and he recruited a number of the freshman and became an away sort of the big brother to them. it was a...
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speaker john boehner says the house won't vote on it before this term ends at noon tomorrow. new york congressman elliott ing al tweeted he's never been ainge reer in his 24 years in the house. >>> hillary clinton is on blood thinners to treat a blood clot in her head. she fainted and had a concussion last month. doctors were giving her a checkup this past sunday when an mri revealed a blood clot between her brain and skull. the condition did not cause a stroke for neurological damage. blood thinners are to help shrink the clot. she remains in the hospital for now. >>> teachers, staff and students who survived the shooting in newtown, connecticut, will attend an orientation. the rooms at this school were redone. they hope a familiar environment will help the kids make a smooth transition to the new school. classes start tomorrow. sandy hook elementary school became a crime scene on december 14th when adam lanza killed 27 pop before killing himself. >>> the connecticut lawyer who filed a $100 million lawsuit hon. behalf of a student has withdrawn that claim. irving penske is e
speaker john boehner says the house won't vote on it before this term ends at noon tomorrow. new york congressman elliott ing al tweeted he's never been ainge reer in his 24 years in the house. >>> hillary clinton is on blood thinners to treat a blood clot in her head. she fainted and had a concussion last month. doctors were giving her a checkup this past sunday when an mri revealed a blood clot between her brain and skull. the condition did not cause a stroke for neurological damage....
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this is speaker boehner right now heading into the white house. we'll keep you updated as this hour progresses here. >> indeed, meantime, more red arrows here on wall street as investors are awaiting for any signs of progress from the white house meeting which is about to get under way. right now we're sitting smack on 13,000. we've clawed back from being below that earlier on today. the nasdaq has also moved to the downside by half a percent as we speak. the s&p 500, as we speak, folks, is now down for the fifth straight day. i think it's down about 1.3% over the course of this week. so far let's see what happens over the last crucial hour of this trading day. >> so the clock is ticking. all eyes are on the white house. we've got i'm an javers there in washington as we wait for the white puff of smoke to come out of the white house, eamon. >> reporter: kind of what feels like here, bill. a lot of energy at the white house, a lot of curiosity surrounding this meeting. what you can't see from here and what i can't show you, unfortunately, is just a
this is speaker boehner right now heading into the white house. we'll keep you updated as this hour progresses here. >> indeed, meantime, more red arrows here on wall street as investors are awaiting for any signs of progress from the white house meeting which is about to get under way. right now we're sitting smack on 13,000. we've clawed back from being below that earlier on today. the nasdaq has also moved to the downside by half a percent as we speak. the s&p 500, as we speak,...
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eastern time and that will get him back thursday morning where he & and speaker boehner need to figure out how to bridge a 400 million dollar gap in their positions to avoid the fiscal cliff. the last time we heard from the president, he thought a break would benefit and bring lawmakers together. to make a difference >> everybody can cool off and drink egg nogand have christmas cookies and sing christmas carrolls and enjoy the company of loved ones and ask every member of congress when they are back home to think about that. think . obligations of people who cent us here. >> speaker boehner is expected to return to dc any time he with drew the republican plan b deal that extends tax cuts to everyone under millionaire. he was confident that the cliff could be avoided last time we heard from him. >> of course, hope springs eternal and i know we have in us to come together and do the right thing. we'll work on a plan to protect families and small businesses. >> and so there is time for a in person meeting. >> we are getting some twitter for rick. what is new york city looking like with a
eastern time and that will get him back thursday morning where he & and speaker boehner need to figure out how to bridge a 400 million dollar gap in their positions to avoid the fiscal cliff. the last time we heard from the president, he thought a break would benefit and bring lawmakers together. to make a difference >> everybody can cool off and drink egg nogand have christmas cookies and sing christmas carrolls and enjoy the company of loved ones and ask every member of congress...
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this pales in comparison. >> john boehner, is he in a tough spot? because, you know, there was some movement, but his fellow republicans, many of them indicated, no, we're not going to go for any tax hikes, period. >> well, he's in a tough spot until january 3rd. because he'll be reelected as speaker. and there's nobody at this hour we've seen that will challenge him. not even someone who called sigh siphon off 20 votes. no indication that's coming. so he's in a tough spot. really, after january 3rd when he gets reelected, when the new congress begins, he's got a little breathing room. conceivably, he could cut a deal that requires virtually every democrat and a few republicans to vote for something, it would seriously upset conservative republicans, but since he's just got the speakership back, he might not have to worry about it. what's fascinating, though he is in this weird position, there's nobody else who wants the job. and there's nobody else really who is capable of doing the job at this point. because if speaker boehner can't bring them tog
this pales in comparison. >> john boehner, is he in a tough spot? because, you know, there was some movement, but his fellow republicans, many of them indicated, no, we're not going to go for any tax hikes, period. >> well, he's in a tough spot until january 3rd. because he'll be reelected as speaker. and there's nobody at this hour we've seen that will challenge him. not even someone who called sigh siphon off 20 votes. no indication that's coming. so he's in a tough spot. really,...
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john boehner issued a statement saying republicans have made every effort to make the balanced agreement that the president promised the american people. we've been reasonable and respondent. the president is the 1 who's never been able to get to yes. >> what i ran on and what the american people elected me to do was to put fourth a balanced approach. >> despite the ongoing blame game, there is consensus on 1 thing, time is running out. >>> a teenager driver led to the crashed into a concord funeral home this afternoon and police suspected damage was the result of a straight race. it happened around 2:00 this afternoon, during a service. >> all i can tell you is when it happened i turned around, the car was feet from both of us. >>> dave is at the scene right now. coming up at 630, she'll bring us a live report on what happened and what police are learning. >>> and it was a very cool you but dry day around the bay area. now with a look at how chilly it could get overnight. >>> the coolest locations will be in the upper 20s, so once again, frost will be concern as we head into monday morn
john boehner issued a statement saying republicans have made every effort to make the balanced agreement that the president promised the american people. we've been reasonable and respondent. the president is the 1 who's never been able to get to yes. >> what i ran on and what the american people elected me to do was to put fourth a balanced approach. >> despite the ongoing blame game, there is consensus on 1 thing, time is running out. >>> a teenager driver led to the...
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i don't get a sense that's where speaker boehner is. >> you could imagine a scenario where the house could pass an agreement that's reached in the senate, with a minority of republicans and dozens of democrats make up the difference. that would essentially be john boehner falling on his sword, diving on the grenade and giving up his speakership. you know, democrats might say this would be a great act of self-sacrifice, not the kind of thing you see in washington. there isn't any indication it's going to happen. it's worth reminding people, if we go over the cliff the world doesn't end. it gets worse the more time passes into january and god fored by february, but there's a good chance they will work something out in early january. unfortunately, the flip side, if they do a band-aid solution right now, we have the debt limit fight coming up. things are still in churn. it's not like it's black and white in the next 24 hours. >> really quickly, do you think the speaker would put a bill on the floor that he knew most of his republicans would vote against? >> that's a tough call. a lot of
i don't get a sense that's where speaker boehner is. >> you could imagine a scenario where the house could pass an agreement that's reached in the senate, with a minority of republicans and dozens of democrats make up the difference. that would essentially be john boehner falling on his sword, diving on the grenade and giving up his speakership. you know, democrats might say this would be a great act of self-sacrifice, not the kind of thing you see in washington. there isn't any...
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senate majority leader reid attacked house leader boehner for blocking a vote while the gop led house isn't due back until sunday, a day before the deadline to avert the tax increases and spending cuts that could send the nation into recession again. the differences between the two sides, democrats want to raise money on everyone earning more than $250,000 a year. the president offered to up that to $400,000. republicans ejected new taxes, even though the speaker proposed on those earning a million dollars. instead, the gop wants deeper cuts. with the clock ticking, neither side is giving up ground. >> american people i don't think understand the house of representatives is operating without the house of representatives. it's being operated with a dictatorship of the speaker not allowing the vast majority of the house of representatives to get what they want. >> this is a conversation we should have had months ago. and republicans aren't about to write a blank check for anything senate democrats put forward just because we find ourselves at the edge of the cliff. >> reporter: you're t
senate majority leader reid attacked house leader boehner for blocking a vote while the gop led house isn't due back until sunday, a day before the deadline to avert the tax increases and spending cuts that could send the nation into recession again. the differences between the two sides, democrats want to raise money on everyone earning more than $250,000 a year. the president offered to up that to $400,000. republicans ejected new taxes, even though the speaker proposed on those earning a...
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this is the accusation of governor christie to john boehner. along with terms like duplicity, selfishness and moral failure -- >> that was after talking to him on the phone. >> right. >>> another big headline this morning. we could be at the start of the worst flu season in ten years. is your flu shot working? is it too late to get one at this point? dr. besser is here with some answers for every family in america. >>> well, it will help if you jumpstart your january, everybody. jessica simpson looking dynamite in those daisy dukes. now, superstar trainer harley pasternak is here. he did that for her. it's part of jumpstart january. >> a whole lot going on. >>> let's start with headlines from josh. >> we're going to begin with our money. the average 401(k) in this country has gained $1,900 in the wednesday. gaining over 300 points, thanks to the fiscal cliff compromise in washington. but this morning, it appears to be fizzling. abc's bianna golodryga is here to tell us what lies ahead. >> reporter: good morning, josh. despite this week's euphor
this is the accusation of governor christie to john boehner. along with terms like duplicity, selfishness and moral failure -- >> that was after talking to him on the phone. >> right. >>> another big headline this morning. we could be at the start of the worst flu season in ten years. is your flu shot working? is it too late to get one at this point? dr. besser is here with some answers for every family in america. >>> well, it will help if you jumpstart your...
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boehner. >> reporter: but boehner got enough votes for re-election, and he tried to reassure restive republicans. >> as speaker, i pledge to listen and to do all i can to help all of you carry out your oath of office that we are all about to take. because in our hearts, we know it's wrong to pass this debt on to our kids and our grandkids. >> reporter: the new congress didn't bring a shift in power, but it did usher in big change. >> please raise your right hand. >> reporter: new female senators sworn in brought the total for women to 20, an historic high. and in the house, where democrats were once the party of the solid white south, for the first time, white men are now the minority of democrats. >> how do you feel about your caucus, for the first time, being not majority white men? >> well, look, you look across the chamber and you look at the democratic side. they look like american. i think it's is a wonderful thing. >> it means that we reflect america more. the district i come from is a very diverse district, and it's good to see congress starting to look more like america. and
boehner. >> reporter: but boehner got enough votes for re-election, and he tried to reassure restive republicans. >> as speaker, i pledge to listen and to do all i can to help all of you carry out your oath of office that we are all about to take. because in our hearts, we know it's wrong to pass this debt on to our kids and our grandkids. >> reporter: the new congress didn't bring a shift in power, but it did usher in big change. >> please raise your right hand....
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where we are awaiting boehner, pelosi, reid, mcconnell. all the major players to go into the white house, meet with the president, try to get a fiscal deal done. that meeting, 3:00 p.m. eastern time, in other words, in about eight minutes from now. any headline that comes out of it, you will hear first right here on the worldwide leader in business news. all right. let's forget theory for a moment and find out how the cliff may impact real businesses right here in america, so let's reconvene our "street signs" small business all-star panel. joining us president and owner of maria's italian kitchen and a new face to cnbc, david martin from h.j. martin & son in green bay who i met when i walked into his family store this summer and got a tour of the place. david, thank you very much for joining us. madeline, first, are you worried? are you customers going to stop eating at maria's if we go over the fiscal cliff? >> i don't know, brian. i've got my parachute packed. how about you? >> pasta parachute? that's terrible, sorry. >> full of lots of
where we are awaiting boehner, pelosi, reid, mcconnell. all the major players to go into the white house, meet with the president, try to get a fiscal deal done. that meeting, 3:00 p.m. eastern time, in other words, in about eight minutes from now. any headline that comes out of it, you will hear first right here on the worldwide leader in business news. all right. let's forget theory for a moment and find out how the cliff may impact real businesses right here in america, so let's reconvene...
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it was only a short while ago that john boehner was called a dictator. with the deadline looming the goal appears to be to shield most american taxpayers from automatic tax increase. now, the president's already agreed to raise income taxes on americans earning more than $400,000. that's up from his $250,000 goal set in the campaign, and there's also an effort to extend jobless pen fits for americans out of work for six months or more. >> major, do we have any reason to believe that this time it is different? >> well, certainly. the deadline is real. the house is coming back into session on sunday. even is going to be here either to preside over america going over the fiscal cliff or last-minute very small deal that averted for a while and leaves more negotiations for the future. >> major garrett, thank you very much. general norman schwarzkopf, commander of the coalition for the gulf war died yesterday. he tricked and outflanked saddam hussein's forces in just 101 hours. he gave this famous reply to a question about the iraqi leader. >> as far as saddam
it was only a short while ago that john boehner was called a dictator. with the deadline looming the goal appears to be to shield most american taxpayers from automatic tax increase. now, the president's already agreed to raise income taxes on americans earning more than $400,000. that's up from his $250,000 goal set in the campaign, and there's also an effort to extend jobless pen fits for americans out of work for six months or more. >> major, do we have any reason to believe that this...